Reenforce chair or support



D. H. BITNEY 1,817,059

REENFORCE CHAIR 0R SUPPORT Filed April 29, 1929 INVENTOR Patented Aug.4, 1931 UETED STATES PATENT OFFICE DEWEY I-I. BITNEY, OF ALBION,MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO UNION STEEL PRODUCTS COM- PANY, OF ALBION,MICHIGAN REENFORCE CHAIR OR SUPPORT Application. filed April 29,

The main objects of this invention are to provide a reenforce chair orsupport which is stable, capable of sustaining quite heavy loads and atthe same time may be very economically produced.

Objects relating to details and economies of my invention will appearfrom the description to follow. The invention is defined and pointed outin the claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a reenforce chair embodying the featuresof my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 is an end view.

My improved reenforce chair is formed of a single piece of wire which isconformed to provide a pair of upwardly facing loops 1, the inner armsof these loops being connected by the horizontal. reach 2.

The outer arms of the loops 1 are connected by the horizontal reaches 8to upwardly facing loops 4.

The intermediate loops 1 constitute legs.

The outer arms of the loops are extended into transversely projectinginclined legs 5 which terminate in horizontally disposed feet 6, thelegs 5 and the feet 6 being disposed in a plane transverse to thevertical plane of the loops.

The upwardly facing loops and their horizontal reaches 3 constituteseats for the reenforce bars indicated by dotted lines at 7 The legs 5and their feet 6 are disposed so that the chairs are stable; that is,they are not easily tipped over.

By arranging the loops 1 to constitute legs, the chairs are capable ofsustaining heavy loads; that is, they are not broken or distorted in theevent of weight upon the reenforce bars, as for instance, workmenwalking thereon.

My improved chairs are very economical to produce as they may be easilyformed by machinery and may be formed if desired of light material andat the same time possess the required strength.

Having thus described my invention, what 1929. Serial- No. 358,784.

I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

1. A reenforce chair composed of a single piece of wire conformed toprovide a central downwardly facing loop and a pair of spaced upwardlyfacing intermediate loops, said intermediate and outer loops being substantially one-half the length of the central loop, the inner arms ofthe outer loops being connected to the outer arms of the intermediateloops by horizontally disposed reaches providing reenforce seats, saidloops being all disposed in the same vertical plane, the outer arms ofthe outer loops being extended into laterally inclined legs terminatingin feet disposed horizontally and at substantially right angles to thevertical plane of the loops, the intermediate loops constitutingsupporting legs.

2. A reenforce chair composed of a single piece of wire conformed toprovide a central downwardly facing loop, a pair of spaced upwardlyfacing intermediate loops constituting intermediate legs, and a pair ofdownwardly facing outer loops, the intermediate 75 and outer loopscombined being of approximately the length of the central loop and theiradjacent arms being connected by a horizontal reach constitutingreenforce seats, the outer arms of the loops being extended intolaterally inclined legs terminating in horizontal feet, said loops beingdisposed in the same vertical plane and said legs and feet beingdisposed in a plane transverse to the vertical plane of the loops.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

DEWEY H. BI'INEY.

